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Netflix says Basic with Ads will cost $6.99/month in the US and debut on November 3 in 12 countries, offering most titles, at up to 720p, and without downloads — Starting in November, Netflix will finally roll out its new ad-supported tier for just a few bucks a month …
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Meta says the segment at Connect 2022 announcing the addition of legs to Horizon World avatars in 2023 “featured animations created from motion capture” — A subsequent statement from Meta says ‘the segment featured animations created from motion capture’
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Q&A with Zuckerberg about selling the Quest 3 at a break-even or a loss, from $300-$500, to grow the ecosystem, missing the shift to TikTok-like feeds, and more — This interview was conducted yesterday morning as Meta was broadcasting its pre-recorded Connect keynote.
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Apple plans to offer Apple Card users a “high-yield” Goldman Sachs savings account in the coming months and automatically deposit their Daily Cash with no fees — Apple today announced that Apple Card users will be able to open a new “high-yield” savings account from Goldman Sachs …
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Twitter tests a feature letting users control whether others can mention them; if so, the user can pick if mentions can be from anyone or only those they follow — Twitter is working on a feature that lets you control who can mention you, with the test version discovered by app researcher …
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Stablecoin issuer Tether claims to have reduced its commercial paper holdings to zero, replaced with US Treasury bills, after saying it would by the end of 2022 — The company has been gradually replacing its commercial paper holdings with U.S. Treasury bills.| Alex Marquardt / CNN: |
Documents: SpaceX told the Pentagon it can't donate more Starlink terminals to Ukraine or keep funding the service there indefinitely, and asked for funding — Since they first started arriving in Ukraine last spring, the Starlink satellite internet terminals made by Elon Musk's SpaceX … | Tom Giles / Bloomberg: |
July 2022 filing: Twitter said Elon Musk was under a US federal investigation into his acquisition bid and the company has been asking for the related documents — Billionaire Elon Musk is being investigated by federal authorities related to his attempted acquisition of Twitter Inc. … | New York Times: |
Sources: Biden's crackdown on Chinese tech exports was driven by fears of China using supercomputers and AI to develop weapons and crack US encrypted messaging — U.S. officials pushed to choke off China's access to critical semiconductor technology after internal debates and tough negotiations with allies.
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A survey of US adults on misinformation: 91% say its spread is a problem, 77% think it increases hate crimes, and 73% say it increases extreme political views — Americans from across the political spectrum say misinformation is increasing political extremism and hate crimes … | Chris Baraniuk / BBC: |
How cosmic rays can alter computers' memory, a phenomenon understood since at least the 1970s, and why it is hard to tie specific errors to ionizing radiation — The Earth is subjected to a hail of subatomic particles from the Sun and beyond our solar system which could be the cause of glitches that afflict our phones and computers.| Ashley Gold / Axios: |
Meta files to dismiss the FTC's attempt to block its Within acquisition, arguing the agency's claims rely on “pure speculation of a hypothetical future state” — Meta filed to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's attempt to block its acquisition of virtual reality fitness startup Within …
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Source: nearly a month after Google launched a pilot to keep political campaign emails from going to Gmail's spam folder, RNC hasn't joined or applied to it — With only weeks until Election Day, the Republican National Committee is escalating its war over Gmail's spam filters in what critics deem …
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